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Fee Payment

Press Kit

Submission Copy

August 27, 2012Earlybird Deadline

Regular

Discounted

Standard Fee

20.00

15.00

September 26, 2012Regular Deadline

Regular

Discounted

Standard Fee

25.00

20.00

October 30, 2012Late Deadline

Regular

Discounted

Standard Fee

30.00

25.00

November 14, 2012WAB Extended Deadline

Regular

Discounted

Standard Fee

45.00

30.00

NOTIFICATION DATE
Approximately 15-Dec-2012

RUNTIME
Features: From 70 minutes to 110 minutes

COMPLETION DATENo requirement for completed by date.

PLACE OF ORIGIN Projects must originate from U S A

PREMIERE STATUS
No premiere requirement

DISTRIBUTION STATUS
Projects may have distribution

SUBMISSION COPY FORMATS

Online

Secure Online Screener

DVD Video

NTSC

PAL

SECAM

DVD

REGION 0

REGION 1

BLU-RAY

REGION 0

REGION 1

Analog Video

NTSC

PAL

SECAM

VHS

Media Files

.FLV (Flash Video)

.MPG (MPEG or MPEG2)

.AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved)

.WMV (Windows Media)

Other - Digital

.MOV (QuickTime)

CD-ROM

SUBMISSION COPY LANGUAGES

Subtitled

Dubbed

Dialog List

English

EXHIBITION FORMATS

DVD Video

NTSC

PAL

SECAM

DVD

REGION 0

REGION 1

BLU-RAY

REGION 0

REGION 1

EXHIBITION LANGUAGES

Subtitled

Dubbed

Dialog List

English

PRESSKIT REQUIREMENTSA press kit is requested but not required, including:> Production Still Photos - Digital > Photo of the Director - Digital

PRIZES & AWARDS
This category is a competition.

Best DomesticThis prize is shared with other categories.

Audience Choice AwardThis prize is shared with other categories.

Best Florida FilmThis prize is shared with other categories.

Best Student FilmThis prize is shared with other categories.

CATEGORY RULES
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT FEATURE COMPETITION:• Entries must be Narrative Films only. Documentary films will not be accepted.• Entries must have at least 51% U.S. funding to be considered a U.S. Domestic submission.• Entries must have at least 51% funding from outside the U.S. to be considered an International submission.• Film submissions must be produced for $200,000 or less (pre-distribution budget).• Running time for all Feature Films must be between 70 and 110 minutes• Selected films must be made available in DVD or BluRay format.• Films produced, financed or initiated by major motion picture studios are not eligiblefor the competition. However, any film conforming to the above guidelines and purchasedby a studio after completion and submission to the StarLite Film Festival is eligible.• Film submissions in a foreign language must be subtitled in English• There will be a Best Domestic, Best International, Best of Fest, Grand Jury Award, an Audience Award, and other special awards at the Jury's and Presidents' discretion.

SUBMISSIONS:

• Entries MUST include a film synopsis and a complete cast/credits list. The synopsis should be a well-written, concise description of the basic plot and premise of your film. Maximum synopsis length is 150 words for features.• You are not required to submit promotional photographs of the film with this submission (this is only necessary after a film has been accepted). But if you’d like to, please follow these specs and guidelines.•HI-RES STILLS (300 DPI, AT LEAST 3” X 5”) ARE REQUIRED UPON SUBMISSION AND CAN BE SENT ON DISCS OR EMAILED TO STARLITE.FILMFEST@GARDENTHEATRE.ORG, OR YOU CANPROVIDE A LINK FOR ONLINE ACCESS TO IMAGES.• The synopsis and stills may be used in the program guide and website, and will be available to distributors, members of the press, and filmmakers.• If submitting more than one film, a separate completed entry form is required for each title.

SUBMISSIONS PACKAGE SHIPPING INFORMATION:

• Submissions ONLY should be shipped to the festival office at the following address:

• If your film is accepted, the StarLite Film Festival will pay for one-way, regular shipping within the U.S. for the exhibition copy of accepted films. The StarLite Film Festival will not accept C.O.D. shipments. If selected, all video masters must be received no later than December 31st 2012. Films that arrive early stand a stronger chance of receiving a press screening. Final selected films should be shipped to: